"Evolution in Modern Thought" is a significant work that explores the intricate ideas surrounding evolution and its impact on contemporary philosophy and science. The book delves into the contributions of notable figures such as William Bateson, who advanced the understanding of genetics, and Ernst Haeckel, who popularized evolutionary theory. It also examines the philosophical implications of evolution as discussed by thinkers like J. B. Bury and Harald Hoffding, providing a comprehensive...

Imagine genetics before it had a name — a world where inheritance was a blur, blending like paint, until Gregor Mendel's discrete ratios cracked the door open. In Mendel's Principles of Heredity: A Defence, William Bateson steps into that intellectual storm, staking his claim as Mendel's champion and transforming confusion into a new science.Bateson begins by translating Mendel's original experiments on pea hybridisation and his later work on hawkweed hybrids — then thrust...

"Problems of Genetics" by William Bateson is a seminal work that explores the complexities of heredity and the principles of genetics. Bateson, a pioneer in the field, delves into the mechanisms of inheritance, emphasizing the importance of variation and the role of genes in shaping the characteristics of organisms. His insights laid the groundwork for modern genetics, challenging existing notions and introducing key concepts that would influence future research. The book is a reflection o...

"Mendel's Principles of Heredity: A Defence" is a significant work that explores the foundational concepts of genetics as established by Gregor Mendel. William Bateson, a prominent biologist, passionately defends Mendel's theories, emphasizing their importance in understanding heredity and variation in living organisms. Bateson articulates how Mendel's experiments with pea plants laid the groundwork for modern genetics, highlighting the principles of segregation and independent assortment....

In 'Mendel's Principles of Heredity: A Defence', the intricate tapestry of genetic science unfolds through a blend of styles and perspectives. This collection navigates the revolutionary principles of heredity first espoused by Gregor Mendel, weaving classical scientific discourse with contemporary analysis. The anthology provides a dynamic exploration of genetic inheritance, presenting significant works that elucidate Mendel's findings while reflecting on their profound impact on modern g...

In as much as the purpose of the lectures is to discuss some of the wider problems of biology in the light of knowledge acquired by Mendelian methods of analysis, it was essential that a fairly full account of the conclusions established by them should first be undertaken and I therefore postponed the present work till a book on Mendel's Principles had been completed. -Preface

Originally published in 1908, this book presents the content of an inaugural lecture delivered by William Bateson upon taking up the position of Professor of Biology at Cambridge University. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in genetics and the history of science.

The first naturalist to give a broad and concrete expression to the evolutionist doctrine of descent was Buffon (1707-1788), but it is interesting to recall the fact that his contemporary Linnæus (1707-1778), protagonist of the counter-doctrine of the fixity of species, went the length of admitting (in 1762) that new species might arise by inter-crossing. Buffon's position among the pioneers of the evolution-doctrine is weakened by his habit of vacillating between his own conclusions and t...

At the suggestion of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, the Syndics of the University Press decided in March, 1908, to arrange for the publication of a series of Essays in commemoration of the Centenary of the birth of Charles Darwin and of the Fiftieth anniversary of the publication of "The Origin of Species". The preliminary arrangements were made by a committee consisting of the following representatives of the Council of the Philosophical Society and of the Press Syndicate: Dr H.K. A...

This exciting anniversary edition has a new introduction and scholarly references by William Bynum, and the cover design is by Damien Hirst. It replaces our existing 1968 edition.The Origin of Species is one of the most important and influential books of its time and remains one of the most significant contributions to philosophical and scientific thought. The theories Darwin sets out here had an immediate and profound impact on the literature and philosophical thought of ...

'can we doubt ... that individuals having any advantage, however slight, over others, would have the best chance of surviving and of procreating their kind?' In the Origin of Species (1859) Darwin challenged many of the most deeply held beliefs of the Western world. His insistence on the immense length of the past and on the abundance of life-forms, present and extinct, dislodged man from his central position in creation and called into question the role of the Creator. He showed that new ...

Douglas Harding finished The Meaning and Beauty of the Artificial in about 1939. This book preceded his greatest book, The Hierarchy of Heaven and Earth. Harding left the fundamentalist Plymouth Brethren, the religion of his father, in 1930, and in The Meaning and Beauty of the Artificial began working out his own view of his place in the world. One of the first ideas that moved him was that he did not stop at the boundary of his skin. When he picked up a tool, he extended into that tool. ...